Intel 3845ABG -- Error applying Profile! error

Question

I have been getting this message for months now on my D820.  I have updated my D820 with all updates and drivers but this message persists.  Error applying Profile!   I get the message when I try to re-connect to my access point when it decides to disconnect.  Once I restart my laptop, it will work for as short as a couple of hours to a few days.   Does anyone know why my wireless keeps shutting down?  My indicator light on my laptop turns off as well.  I have disabled all power management, but the problem continues.   Any Ideas?   Thanks!

techfanatic · Answer

try reinstalling your wireless device drivers and updating your BIOS.

weihee · Answer

hi...i have the same problem. when i click connect, a message 'Problem applying profile' pop up. have u found the solution?

halfmoonbay · Answer

Hi,   Did you get this problem fix? I have the same problem. It was working fine until two days ago then I started to get this same error message. I have Intel 3945 with a wrt54g router. I have tried searching for help from everywhere (Intel, linksys, microsoft...) Still no luck. I really don't want to reconfig my router as that was a pain in the first place. PLEASE let me know if you found a solution. THANK YOU!

halfmoonbay · Answer

Okay, after much trial and error. Here's what I did and seems to work for now. Under your Network Connections folder, right click on your Wireless Network Connection, and click 'Repair'. It did a disconnect and reset a bunch of stuff and now I am connected to the internet. Hope that helps.

beanhammer · Answer

Thank you! This worked for me as well. I'm glad someone figured it out cause Dell doesn't seem to care.

beanhammer · Answer

Okay, well it only worked until I reboot, in which case I have to do a Repair on the Network Connection again.

This computer worked fine for the first few weeks and then the problem just suddenly appeared.

A company like Dell that sells millions of computers a year should have a solution to what I would consider a major flaw. Obviously a lot of people are having the exact same problem. This is very disappointing and frustrating. I feel like Dell should reimburse me for all the time I've wasted trying to fix what appears to be a non-fixable problem cause I have yet to see a permanent solution to this problem. What a total waste of my time.

Inspiron 1520 WinXP SP2

@beanhammer wrote:
Thank you! This worked for me as well. I'm glad someone figured it out cause Dell doesn't seem to care.

halfmoonbay · Answer

I definitely agree. So far I have not a permanent solution yet. Dell support is a joke. Half of the time I don't understand what they are saying. Please post if anyone has found a permanent fix!!!!

beanhammer · Answer

I posted this problem to the Network/Internet/Wireless forum and someone suggested I disable Intel PROSet software for managing my wireless connections and use Windows to manage my wireless connections. I vaguely remember reading some posts where people tried this with varied success. So I disabled the Intel PROSet software and I have rebooted several times and so far so good. Hope this works for you. I just hope it keeps working!

FYI, to disable the Intel PROSet software just right click on the icon in the system status tray and there will be an option to disable. When you disable, it will automatically switch to Windows to manage your wireless connections.

Good luck!

daren81 · Answer

Did you start getting the error after the installation of the new Dell Support Center.  That's when I got the error.  I've been doing  a workaround by using the Window's based manager instead of the Intel PRO.  I've noted that if I delete the DSC, the Intel PRO wireless adapter manages the wireless connection with no problems.

AJ500 · Answer

I just took delivery of an Inspiron 1520 with Windows XP and the Intel 3845ABG. Out of the box I got the Error Applying Profile every time I tried to connect to my Linksys router.

The driver for the 3845 was version 11.1.1.22 dated 8/8/07. I first tried turning off DEP for the Dot1xCfg.exe in the Intel folder as suggested by the Intel website (I saw that suggestion on another post in the forum). That didn't work.

I then saw that there is a later version of the driver on the Dell site for the 3845 version 11.5.0.32 dated 11/19/2007. I downloaded and installed that version and it fixed the problem. I didn't go back and remove Dot1XCfg.exe from the exception list -- it was working so didn't want to change anything again.

What amazes me is that Dell obviously never tested XP with my machine's hardware configuration! Why would they ship a machine with software that doesn't work with it? Why don't they test and ship it with the latest versions of drivers that are available for the hardware configuration? Oh well, that's Dell.

beanhammer · Answer

@daren81 wrote:
Did you start getting the error after the installation of the new Dell Support Center. That's when I got the error. I've been doing a workaround by using the Window's based manager instead of the Intel PRO. I've noted that if I delete the DSC, the Intel PRO wireless adapter manages the wireless connection with no problems.

that is possible. i think i have it set to automatic updates. i like the dell support center and have had no troubles whatsoever since i let windows manage the wifi connection so i'll probably just leave it be for now. i also took all the intel startup processes from being automatically being run at startup so it's a little faster too.

steven troise · Answer

amazing. thank you so much. you should work for dell. repairing the wireless driver or card worked wonders. thanks again. Now if i can just remember to do that next time it happens. lol

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